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It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

Daniel Ennett’s scuba diving adventure was, in his own words, “a bit sketchy.” For one thing, half of the scuba diving instruction booklet describes the hand signals for divers to use to go up or down or indicate distress.

The Los Angeles Kings, losers of three straight games will do battle with the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Rexall Place and are intent on finding their way back to the win column. The defending Stanley Cup champs have just 20 games left to play and a playoff berth to hunt down.

Edmonton’s resale home sales dropped 17 per cent compared to the same month in 2014, the Realtors Association of Edmonton reported Tuesday. It’s the second straight month sales have fallen year-over-year. In January, home sales slumped nearly 26 per cent.

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